Apr. 29, 2008 - Not forever gone

I got an emai the other day statign that Homeschoolblogger will delete all blogs that did not get used since april 1 .  I dont' blame them.  there are a lot fo people with good intentions to start blogs that arent' continuing with them.  I am sure it takes up space on their server.  well, i don't really want to be one of those people.  I have intentions to write on this blog, but never do.  When i sit down to write, i forget what i wanted to write or i feel that what i want to write is completely insignificant and 'why would anyone realyl care?'.  so, months pass and a lot happens - a lot that i never write about.  You know, sometimes it is the title that gets me.  If i can't think of a witty title for the entry, I don't bother to write! 

So, yes, there is much that has happened since i wrote last.  The biggest thing that has happened to alter our normal routine is the major construction on our road.  I have pic which i will post another time-they are on my computer (i am at my husband's computer; mine is temporarily out of commission).  For all those who are thrilled with big trucks and machinery, you will enjoy them.  jWe live on a state road.  They decided to do major construction with the city-completely changing out sewage adn water lines, widening the road, etc.  NOrmally, they would do one side at a time and just allwo for trafffic to flow through the construction.  For this circumstance, though, because of teh way the pipes were laid and the degree of degredation of the pipes, they had to close teh ENTIRE road, denying traffic including access to our homes.  So, we have to park on a side road a walk to our homes.  It is kind of exciting to us-I was even interviewed and featured on the front page of our newspaper.  There are many concerns that we all h ave-the biggest beign for emergency purposes...like, how will ambulances or fire vehicles get to our homes in an emergency?  Just the day before teh interview, i had to take dan to the ER cause he crushed his thumb in the screen door.  Another concern is the close proximity to my house-they are diggin less than a foot away from my home!  talk about close!   These are still concerns, but it really isnt' all as bad as it could be.  Things are quieter out front!  you can hear the birds, the frogs, the bugs.  the neighbors obnoxious music.  The trucks out front are really exciitng too-we have learned a lot about the process of this type of construction...just by watching!  we get to see the big machines work first hand-now the boys are REALLY excited abou tthat!!  I am even enjoying it very much.  It is kind of like living at an amusement park - my heart just palpitates at the sight of the big backhoe claw come at my house like a big dinosaur!  And watchign the big brontasaurus eating up the road and spitting it into the dump truck...HOW COOL!  They said 2 months.  I believe it has been a little over 1 month. 

So also in that time since i last posted, we have celeberated 2 birthdays and one anniversary.  I got to see The Romeros at NOtre Dame.  I got to go to the IAHE homeschool convention .  I think that is it on the major events.  Fornow, the telling of the construction will be enough.  I do have more to tell about...especially the homeschool convention. 

thanks for readign for now.

h :)